Sentences with phrase «about a criminal act»

What about criminal acts if they don't harm others?

The somebody else you mention isn't standing in front of the police right now giving them information about a criminal act.

Not exact matches

When the dam of past episcopal miscreance broke in Boston last January, district attorneys began to be more assertive about the possible complicity of bishops in criminal acts, and bishops felt forced to compromise traditional and legal prerogatives related to the Church's right to govern itself.

On page 1,967 of the 2,232 - page bill — immediately following a section about the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and the National Criminal History Background Check and Criminal History Review Program — there is an addendum to a 1939 labor law that specifically carves out an exemption for minor league baseball.

Today's report recognises the need for a new, narrowly defined criminal offence of indirect incitement to terrorist acts, but says it is concerned about the wording of the new offence of encouragement to cover this purpose.

In addition, there were concerns about terrorist attacks (or other criminal acts) on or from embassies.

We are entering an era of pre-crime, more or less, where you can say, «Let's work out who the criminals are before they have even thought about acting».

Concerns have also been raised about the powers under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, where the police can stop people without reasonable suspicion when a senior offi cer believes there is a real risk of serious violence in an area.

Mr Koky Anyidoho was optimistic that in the face of fairness and good judgment, he will also be given a Judge to quickly look into the issue as he put it «about Bawumia's attempt to burn and destroy this nation through criminal act by providing a fake document to mislead a public officer» in this case the Electoral Commission.

«About 24 states have adopted the Child's Right Act, and under the law, which is applicable in Bayelsa State, what Yunusa did is purely criminal — kidnapping, forced marriage, rape, sexual assault on a girl who was 13 last year.

The charges in part read: «That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser and Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large) whilst bring Senior Special Assistant, Domestic Affairs to the President on or about 27th November within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: the sum of N10billion being part of the funds in the account of the National Security Adviser with the CBN, the equivalent of which sum you received from the CBN in foreign currencies to wit: $ 47million and $ 5.6 million Euros committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you claimed to have distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Primary Election delegates and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

«That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser on or about 12th December 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: N90million which was in the account of the ONSA with Diamond Bank Plc, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by remitting the said sum into the account of Brains and Hammers Limited for the purchase of 7 - bedroom duplex house at No. 11 Mansur Bamalli Drive (D1064), Apo 1 Abuja and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investments Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja, did retain the sum of N400m on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party of its campaign activities by concealing the said sum in your account with Diamond Bank Plc, when you reasonably ought to have known that such fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), the then National Security Adviser, (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption), and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 17 (b) of the same Act.

«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investment Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja converted the sum of N400m paid into the account of Destra Investment Limited with Diamond Bank Plc, Account No: 0040437573 from the account of the office of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria without contract award when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) the then National Security Adviser (To Wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2), (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

Mangano's chief deputy for criminal justice, Chuck Ribando, and Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter can't give a straight answer about whether the county executive officially filed a criminal complaint.

And she added that the city has an immigrant health initiative, passed legislation keeping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement off of Rikers Island and the Criminal Justice Reform Act — and has hosted events around the city «to really inform members of our community about their rights.»

«For years, Senate Republicans have been one of the main obstacles to progress on some of the issues working families care most about, like fair elections, the DREAM Act, reforming our broken criminal justice system, and fighting climate change,» the email states.

Kennedy, a Catholic, said he feels very strongly about the issue and vowed to continue the Child Victims Act he co-sponsored, which would allow adults to pursue criminal or civil child sex abuse charges at any age.

He challenged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to look beyond Ejisuman SHS if authorities are serious about rooting out such criminal acts from schools.

(One joke about the popularity of dubstep on movie soundtracks is fine; two is a criminal act.

Just when Poochini is about to get arrested and do time, Billy falls asleep — but not before Poochini gets blamed for one more criminal act.

According to The Times, the Metropolitan Police has written to parents about pupils being approached outside school gates and on social media to act as money mules, whereby criminals are transferring stolen money through children's bank accounts to hide it from the authorities.

Imagine the bewilderment of someone who knew nothing about baseball trying to understand why the crowd cheered when a runner stole a base — an act that might sound criminal in another setting.

And I think we need to think a lot about thoughtfully helping students from low - income neighborhoods build social capital around them to help them see and create opportunities they never otherwise would have to motivate them to learn and make progress in their lives without having to resort to criminal acts.

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How about we as society contribute more to a one on one solution, save the animal from harm and video the process for 21 minutes, then contact a NON-emergency number and save 911 for medical, house fires, and criminal acts?

«It is not just about the egregious act of dogfighting itself, but the other criminal activity that is affiliated with it.

At its core, Grand Theft Auto is a game about being a criminal and committing heinous acts.

The book is not about works of art that simply document criminal acts.

After all, this is a criminal act of vandalism and of harassment of a group of scientists that are only going about their business doing science.

The right to protest — or more accurately, acting out on narcissistic fantasies about saving the planet — is not endangered by EDF's civil action any more than it was endangered by the criminal law applying to any action, be it part of a political campaign, or simply mindless vandalism.

Among his more substantial claims, Ed has acted in a recent appeal about the proper measure of damages in a concurrent liability case and led in a professional negligence claim against a criminal silk for his negligent conduct of an 8 - month fraud trial.

room for doubt about a defendant's guilt in a criminal case, in a civil case, the plaintiff must prove that it is 51 percent (or more) likely that the defendant committed an act of malpractice, and that the malpractice was the cause of the plaintiff's injuries.

Kudos to Ottawa Citizen writer Joanne Chianello for her excellent article about the gap in Ontario auto insurance that robs deserving accident victims of insurance coverage because of criminal acts by the driver who caused the accident.

Essentially, while there is no room for doubt about a defendant's guilt in a criminal case, in a civil case, the plaintiff must prove that it is 51 percent (or more) likely that the defendant committed an act of malpractice, and that the malpractice was the cause of the plaintiff's injuries.

But «if same - day audio of Trump v. Hawaii can be released without negative incident, I think we can handle same - day audio of cases about the interstices of the Armed Career Criminal Act or ERISA.»

Opinions about the issue are typically divided, with critics warning that compulsory insurance would drive fees higher, and that other programs (for example, funds to compensate the victims of lawyers» criminal acts) provide adequate protection.

As the media and social media sizzled over Tuesday's police swoop down, the filing of criminal charges, and speculation about how ongoing investigations might affect other companies and lawyers who act for them, Quebec Premier Jean Charest said Tuesday's operation demonstrates that «no one is above the law.»

The Commonwealth had created a new felony modeled on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, an obscure 20th - century federal law.15 It criminalized unauthorized use of any computer, an admittedly vague framing that in its federal incarnation had been interpreted to include activities as far - reaching as violating a website's terms of service.16 The device scanned a passenger's online personas for signs of criminal activity, and when it couldn't find a smoking gun (such as pictures of contraband or discussion of criminal activity), the CFAA gave Baley additional bites at the apple.17 Lying about your height in a dating profile was often a violation of a site's terms.

The common case in which a conviction is quashed because there exists some doubt about its safety is excluded from the definition of «miscarriage of justice» for the purposes of s 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

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The US Congress, already in possession of a great deal of information about the torture conducted by the administration — which had been covered widely in the press, and had been briefed, at least in part, from the outset to a select few of its members — passed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and in so doing attempted to protect those responsible from criminal penalty under the War Crimes Act.

Likewise, the Bribery Act 2010 makes failing to prevent bribery a criminal offence: a business can be criminally responsible for bribes made on its behalf by «Associated Persons» — whether they know about them or not.

And his actions were not criminal in nature with only minimal fines of about $ 100 under the Municipal Elections Act.

When making the same assessment for the purposes of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s 229 (3) the court is required to take into account: (i) all such information as is available to it about the nature and circumstances of each of the offences; (ii) where appropriate, any information which is before it about any pattern of behaviour of which any of the offences forms part; and (iii) any information about the offender which is before it».

The compulsion under s 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 — the duty on the registered keeper of a vehicle to give information about the driver of the vehicle — flows from the fact that all who own or drive motor cars know that by doing so they subject themselves to a regulatory regime; the section does not sanction prolonged questioning about facts alleged to give rise to criminal offences.

The court added: «A further matter of concern is that the judge may have been left with the view that the officers of the first defendant [the BTP] had some suspicions about the honesty of the firm L simply because it had been instructed to act for MS.. But, as Keene LJ said in the Faisaltex case (at para 47) «A solicitor is not to be regarded as someone tainted and unreliable because, for example, he acts for someone charged with or convicted of a criminal offence.

It's impossible to respond sensibly to a question about «your» criminal act when it is obviously sent to the wrong person (which is one of the reasons why nobody is replying to these letters — upgrade your lawyers, Observer / C4).

Employers also must be concerned about Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations, which provide that obtaining criminal records inconsistently, whether based on the race, color, religion, national origin or sex of the applicant, is unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Although the cognitive functioning of most adolescents approaches that of adults, the real - world circumstances under which they make decisions about whether to commit criminal acts are often shaped by emotional arousal and group pressure.